>> oh, my gosh, there's a little blood right there around your stomach. >> blood? oh, i spilled my drink. ♪ that's what we dishin' 'bout happy monday. >> welcome to fox 5 monday as we take a live look outside on a chilly start to the week and end of the year. the year is almost over t flew by, didn't it? >> it did. >> seems like only yesterday we were just getting started in this year and now here we are closing it out. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is good that we have this news to share with you this morning. rning.

>> up side the 10, touchdown redskins. >> the redskins are nfc east divisional champs. they beat the cowboys in a winner take all game. morris rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns. griffin ran for 63 yards and threw for 100 more. skins will host the seahawks in round one of the playoffs next sunday. >> excellent. >> exciting. >> it will be crazy around here for the next couple of days. >> >> we'll be in a good mood. >> i'm surprised it took you guys as long as it did to report the redskins had won. it was at least 30 seconds into the broadcast. we look fine today. the winds have finally started to cut out. we are very cold even here at reagan national. the temperature is just 29 degrees. so areawide, we are back in the 20s.

should be a decent day. we'll have increasing clouds. by afternoon, mostly cloudy as you see that storminess out towards st. louis and memphis, the cloud cover associated with that system will get in here. we'll be mostly cloudy this afternoon. we should remain dry. if you are going out for new year's eve celebrations, things should be fine. we are not expecting any precipitation around here later tonight. so last day of the year, kind of a typical day. temperatures later this afternoon should warm up into the mid-40s. i'll have a lot more details on your forecast for the week coming up. but let's get back and talk more about the redskins. >> all right. thank you. we are taking a look at our other top stories. still no deal. this as congress and the white house now have less than 24 hours to come up with a solution to the looming fiscal cliff. the senate will meet again later on this morning to continue their talks following a rare marathon meeting yesterday. on meet the press, president obama called on lawmakers to reach an agreement. if no deal is made, it would be

the large of the tax hike since world war ii. secretary of state hillary clinton remains in a new york city hospital this morning after doctors discovered a blood clot stemming from a concussion she had earlier this month. now, a spokesperson for clinton says she is being treated with medication and will most likely stay in the hospital for the next 48 hours. the clot was discovered yesterday during a follow-up appointment. same-sex couples in maryland will be able to marry tomorrow on new year's day. state lawyers said because january 1st is a holiday and because there is a two-day wait period for licenses to take effect, they could not marry until january 4th. the state's attorney general now says all of the licenses will take effect tomorrow. 2012 was another tough year for the economy. >> so it is no surprise that lottery sales were up. fox's claudia cowan has a look

for us. >> are you going to walk away with it? let's find out u. >> reporter: even when times are tough, lotteries rake in the dough. >> during bad times, people want to have hope and dreams and they are apparently living out the dreams through the lottery. >> sales jumped 9% over 2011 which was up from 2010. >> a fun way to give flight on our imagination about what we might do if we won a million dollars. >> reporter: and states see it as a way to supplement lost tax revenue. >> i won. >> yes! >> in california, which has the nation's third highest unemployment rate, lottery sales are up 20%. >> the million dollar raffle is back. >> rhode island gamblers dumped 7% more into lotto tick nets 2012 even as the state's joble rate climbed to number two.

why the treppe when we know the odds aren't in our favor -- why the trend when we know the odds aren't in our favor? >> the best thing to do is hang onto your dollar instead of buying a lottery ticket. >> reporter: most financial advisors will tell you they don't have anything against the lottery but they suggest looking at it as a recreational expense, not an investment strategy. maybe a bib lottery win is your wish for 2013 -- maybe a big lottery win is your wish for 2013. >> hopefully, congress can reach a deal. >> no more fiscal cliffs and werve can work together in unity -- and everybody can work together in unity. that is one wish.

>> we still have plenty ahead. >> fox 5 news at 4:30 starts now. good morning. it is 4:30 on this monday. happy new year's eve. it is monday, january -- december 31st. it is december 31st. getting ahead of ourselves there. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> time to talk about weather. we say hello and good morning to tucker barnes. >> this is the last time we'll do weather this year for this show. >> doesn't matter. as long as the redskins are winning. >> it is great. >> we'll talk about it all morning. i have about five texts from tony that got into my phone between 11:00 and 1:00 in the morning. >> you meanwhile you were sleeping. >> he was at the game. i was sleeping. temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. he got increasingly more giddy

as the score was changing. >> did he know you were sleep something. >> i'm sure he does. reagan national 29. dulles is 25. bwi marshall, 29. very cold outside. i had a little ice on my driveway this morning, something i hof this year. we have clouds moving in. should be an okay day. we'll have a lot of clouds by afternoon. a little morning sunshine and mostly cloudy this afternoon. should be dry today. it will be dry tonight even though it will be mostly cloudy with temperatures later tonight going on back in the 30s. mid-40s by late this afternoon. >> it will improve clearly if it will get up that high. >> it will warm up and less wind than yesterday should feel better. >> time to check in with traffic. here is langdon towne in for julie wright. >> we're going to start off in virginia. we have a big problem right now. this is on sully road northbound.

this is between lee highway towards 66. you will find a major crash there. traffic squeezing by to the left. but as you can see, this is a big crash with a vehicle fire. this is a passenger car that hit a tractor-trailer. so again, you will find some big problems this morning. this is on sully road. this is between lee highway as you approach 66. so far, looking good on 66 though inside and outside of the beltway without any problems or delays. and if you are coming down i- 270, you you will find all travel lanes from gaithersburg to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- you will find all travel lands open from gaithersburg to the beltway. the big story this morning, the redskins are nmplet fc division champs for the first time since 1999 with their win over the dallas cowboys, 28-18. robert griffin iii made plays when he had to. the start of the game was this

guy, alfled freed morris. -- the redskins are nfc division champs. -- alfred morris. >> i knew in order for us to win, we would have to use the ground tax going so i come out here to give it my all regardless who is helping, who is not, what the situation is. i'm going to go out there and leave it all on the field. i did just that. it just turned out to be my best game thus far. we'll take it one game at a time. >> now, fans are already sounding off on facebook this morning and you can share your support for the skins too. we may read some of your comments on air so just look for us on fox 5 morning news. let us know what you have to say. sandy saki hunt says rg iii, wow, lots of proud people in this area and well overdue. way to go redskins. great team effort. she writes can rg iii fix

congress too? we'll see if we can ask him about that. >> at least he can take a look at it and rub off some of the magics. >> to a developing story in our nation's capital, the clock is ticking and still no deal in sight. the senate will meet at 11:00 a.m. to try to strike a last-minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> republicans saying they are will be to work with congress and the president to come to an agreement. yesterday, president obama said job leaders have rejected his proposal to make a comprehensive deal. >> we don't yet see an agreement and now, the pressure is on congress to produce. >> we're willing to work with whoever can help. there is no single issue that remains an impossible sticking point. >> today, senate majority leader harry reid could push for a fallback bill which would only raise taxes on families making $2 other 50á,000 a year

or more. that plan would extend unemployment benefits for two million americans. icans. -- on families making $250,000 a year or more. police continue to look for evidence in the murder of a college student. a vigil was held last night at battlefield high school for xavier stringfellow. he was a graduate of the school. he was found stabbed to death friday evening in industry anti. his body was found inside a crashed minivan on a service road off of chain bridge road. police said he had been involved in an altercation. there has been an arrest in the case. 22-year-old johnny bonilla is charged with the murder. it will be a very happy new year for same-sex couples in maryland. this comes after the state's attorney general says they will be able to marry on january 1st. state lawmakers initially said that, because of the january 1st being a holiday and because there is a two-day wait period

before licenses take effect, they cannot marry until january 4th. the state's attorney general says all of the licenses will take effect tomorrow. ahead, some big celebrity baby news. kardashian family about is to expand. >> oh, boy. >> yeah. >> first, an update on secretary of state hillary clinton's condition this morning. still recovering from a concussion. now, she is facing another health scare. 

secretary of state hillary clinton continues to roar from a broad clot doctors found yesterday and will likely ring in the new year from her hospital bed. >> clinton is being treated at a new york city hospital and doctors say the clot stems from a concussion she suffered earlier this month. we have a report. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton has been admitted to new york presbyterian hospital. a spokesperson for the state department has release a statement that reads in part,

quote, secretary clinton's doctors discovered a blood clot had formed stemming from the -- sustained several weeks ago. officials say clinton is being treated with anticoagulants. dr.eric braverman is not affiliated with the case but says a blood clot could lead to dire consequences depending on its location. >> blood clots are serious depending on where they are and the leg is more common and simpler to treat. lungs are more life-threatening and to the brain, very serious if it is in the brain because of stroke and potential memory and injury to the entire brain. >> reporter: secretary clinton suffered the con suggestion mid- december after passing out in her home. it happened after she was recovering from a stomach virus that left her weak and dehydrated. blood clots are highly normal.

>> blood clots are very common post-concussion. postmenopausal women can be more at risk for blood clots. >> reporter: secretary clinton has been rated as the most popular member of the obama administration and she is often mentioned as a potential presidential candidate in 2016. there is no word on whether health concerns will play a role in her political future. in new york, patty ann brown, fox news. former president george h. w. bush also remains in the hospital this morning but his family says he has been moved out of intensive care. bush has been in a houston hospital since last month for bronchitis and other complications including a fever. a big production heading your way. you know who it is all about, somebody that tucker barnes loves. courtesy of kim kardashian and kanye west. we'll have more on the big baby

news coming up. >> first, let's talk to tucker barnes. >> biting my tongue. winds have let up. temperature have fall noon the 20s. going to be a decent looking last day of the year and i'll have the new year's eve forecast. we've got traffic coming up with long don towne.   -- with langdon towne.  [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex.

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. welcome back. the washington monument right there. it is nice and clear. i could see the moon this morning. it was very bright. you are going to feel the cold out there as you wake up today. we'll check in with tucker here in a second. >> first, we want to talk about this. new year can bring a fresh start. we want to know what is your big of the hope for 2013. we've gotten a lot of comments on facebook this morning, plenty of them having to do with the redskins, of course, joseph campbell has more than one wish. he tells us his biggest hope for 2013 is winning the powerball and the redskins winning the super bowl a close second. at least he got it in order. share your new year's wishes with us on facebook. just search for us under fox 5 morning news. >> a lot of excitement. people are looking at the super bowl. >> i think a lot of people probably have those wishes in that order.

>> especially that first one. >> have your priorities straight. >> so did you enjoy the win yesterday? >> of course. >> the wind. >> oh, i thought he said the same thing. >> i thought you said win. >> yes, the wind. >> the win was okay. >> it was really blowing. the winds have let up. we are in for a cold start. today will be fine, less windy. we have a lot of clouds in the forecast later this afternoon as the next storm approaches. but you know, kind of typical last day of the week. >> thanks to that wind, i have some extra garbage cans in my yard. i don't know where they came from. >> i'm sure the neighbor is missing some. >> less windy. that is your big headlines as things have let up here. our temperatures have fallen back into the 20s even here at reagan national. our temperatures are currently in the 20s. 29degrees.

all right. so we're getting some issues here. annapolis is not 48 degrees. 29 in baltimore. 27 in gaithersburg. 26 out in martinsburg. check out manassas and culpeper, 21 degrees. areawide we are in the 20s. should be back in the 40s today. not sure we'll hit 48 in washington. maybe 45 for a daytime high. very quiet conditions around here right now. okay. we'll just go right through the forecast. quiet conditions right now. out to the west, we've got clouds along with the storm system across central portions of the country and those clouds will start to move in here a little later today. here is your forecast for the last day of the year. 45degrees. a nice warm-up. it should feel better way little bit of sunshine and wind much lighter out of the south and west at five to 10. becoming cloudy. by late morning, early afternoon, we'll be mostly cloudy. today, not bad. we will cloud up tonight. cloudy skies, chilly overnight with temperatures falling back

into the mid-30s. won't be quite as cold as this morning. we should be dry tonight. if you've got outdoor plans, you are going to the first night activities, you should be fine. here is your accu-weather seven- day forecast. hopefully, that will work out right. tomorrow, cloudy skies. could be -- that is overplanning a little bit. could be a rain or snow shower. some colder air behind a front wednesday, thursday, friday. we don't get out of the 30s for daytime highs. some of our coldest air of the year just in time for the new year. let's do some traffic with langdon towne. i hear things have gotten busy out there already. >> it is really busy. we have a major crash right now in virginia. we are look at sully road. this is northbound and this is between lee highway towards 66. you will find three lanes are blocked. you've got for squeeze to the left to get by this serious crash that is a vehicle fire. a passenger car that went into a tractor-trailer. so again, you will find really

big problems on sully road northbound as you approach 66. otherwise, looking pretty good. travel lanes moving well and up to speed. also looking at 395 around the pentagon, very light volume and that is a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> all right. thank you. the washington regional alcohol program is offering its sober ride program again this this new year's eve. it runs from 10:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning. the program covers cab fare home up to $30 and we also have more information for you on myfoxdc.com. with all the rain and the snow and the wind, it was a good weekend to hit the movies. the hobbit was the biggest box office draw again raking in close to $33 million. it beat the star-packed musical

les miserables. third place went to django unchained. here in some news for you. kim kardashian and kanye west are expecting their first child. the hip-hop star and tucker barnes' favorite rapper announced that his girlfriend is pregnant during a concert in atlantic city last night. most of the kardashians tweeted about the news including her sisters and mother. there are reports the reality star is 12 weeks pregnant. this will be the couple's first child. >> oh, great. we get to hear about it for the next nine months. >> that is only the beginning. there has to be a and all the stuff that comes after that. can't wait for that. >> it will be a circus. the fiscal cliff could still be coming but lawmakers have reached an agreement on at least one issue that could have wound up costing you a lot more at the grocery store. >> falling off the fiscal cliff, means big cuts for the defense department. even if an agreement is reached, the threat still looms large. ♪

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. you know there is a lot at stake in the fiscal cliff talks besides the looming tax hikes. fox's peter deucey has a look at the latest in massive cuts that could be coming to the defense department. >> reporter: senator lindsay graham told me this morning his phone rang during dinner saturday night. it was defense secretary leon panetta calling to say he had been told that the bill to avoid the fiscal cliff will not include anything to avoid sequestration. on tuesday, leon panetta will have to write 800,000 layoff notices to the defense contractors. >> if the president doesn't deal with this, is a cloudy commander in chief. i would be very disappointed in the president as commander in chief and disappointed in the republican party for allowing this to even be a possibility.

>> reporter: sequestration is designed to be painful. it was the penalty the congress imposed on itself last year. now, half of the cuts are directed at the pentagon but president obama said today the dramatic across the board cuts can be offset by raising taxes on the rich. >> if we have raised some revenue by the wealthy paying a little bit more, that would be sufficient to turn off what is called the these automatic spending cuts and that would have a better outcome for our economy long term. >> reporter: senator graham said he thinks it is possible to find the money in cuts elsewhere to spare the defense department. but he thinks a bipartisan agreement probably can't be reached until february or march. so at this point, there is no agreement on how to avoid the fiscal cliff but lawmakers managed to reach an agreement on another big issue. they have extend the farm bill by one year. it was set to expire soon and would have nearly doubled the

current price of a gallon of milk sending it soaring to about $7 a gallon. coming up, sometimes getting in trouble can lead to something good. >> up next find out what an 11- year-old did after getting caught on facebook after his dad had pulled the plug and how it could be leading to big profits for his family. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. oh!

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time. the trainer compared to t. to teaching a person how to swim or climb a tree. >> strange. a dad's challenge to his son turns into a social networking boom big time. we have a report. >> reporter: 11-year-old zach marks wasn't giving up his social media presence. >> i went on line, made another fake account and friended the exact same people. >> reporter: his father door enfound out again and this time he shut down the internet access. >> i was pretty upset but i felt like i should be because he lied to me. >> there is no safe social networking site that is fun, easy to use. >> reporter: the father of six explained he didn't want him exposed to adult language and cursing on facebook. so in the middle of an argument, diamondback came up want argument. >> it was kind of a dare.

>> i told him, go ahead. i figured it would never happen. and it happened. >> and it was born. zach drew up the web site and hired a web designer. >> when you first log o it pops in your mind like all the bright colors and all stuff that we like. >> reporter: stuff like creating a gromatar for social media. zach started by signing up his school friends. in four months, the site exploded to 7,000 users. >> it kept crashing. there were so many people. i was real proud. >> reporter: when he jumped on board, he helped design safe can i tia controls for his son's web site like requiring a signed contract and a parent notification. it is also constantly monitored for content. >> every kid that gets on our site is in a much safer environment. they are getting information about what is relevant to their world no bullying, no drugs, no smoking. >> reporter: for now, dad is